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Simon Capewell is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Simon Capewell has contributed to multiple recent publications, including:

  • "Heterogeneous trends in burden of heart disease mortality by subtypes in the United States, 1999-2018: observational analysis of vital statistics," 2020, BMJ
  • "The case for developing a cohesive systems approach to research across unhealthy commodity industries," 2021, BMJ Global Health
  • "Temporal Trends in Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Birthing Individuals Aged 15 to 44 Years in the United States, 2007 to 2019," 2022, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • "Adverse Trends in Premature Cardiometabolic Mortality in the United States, 1999 to 2018," 2020, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • "Association of Birth Year of Pregnant Individuals With Trends in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in the United States, 1995-2019," 2022, JAMA Network Open

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Martín O'Flaherty
  • Chris Kypridemos
  • Brendan Collins
  • Lirije Hyseni
  • Maria Guzman-Castillo

Simon Capewell's publications have appeared in various venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • SSM Annual Scientific Meeting
  • Oral Presentations
  • BMJ
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • JAMA Network Open

Best Publications

  • Explaining the Decrease in U.S. Deaths from Coronary Disease, 1980–2000

    Earl S. Ford;Umed A. Ajani;Janet B. Croft;Julia A. Critchley

  • Mortality risk reduction associated with smoking cessation in patients with coronary heart disease: a systematic review.

    Julia A. Critchley;Simon Capewell

  • More ‘malignant’ than cancer? Five‐year survival following a first admission for heart failure

    Simon Stewart;Kate MacIntyre;David J. Hole;Simon Capewell

  • Explaining the Decline in Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in England and Wales Between 1981 and 2000

    Belgin Unal;Julia Alison Critchley;Simon Capewell

  • Evidence of Improving Prognosis in Heart Failure Trends in Case Fatality in 66 547 Patients Hospitalized Between 1986 and 1995

    K. MacIntyre;S. Capewell;S. Stewart;J.W.T. Chalmers

  • Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Among Young Adults in the U.S. From 1980 Through 2002: Concealed Leveling of Mortality Rates

    Earl S. Ford;Simon Capewell

  • The current cost of heart failure to the National Health Service in the UK.

    Simon Stewart;Andrew Jenkins;Scot Buchan;Alistair McGuire

  • Long-term trends in first hospitalization for heart failure and subsequent survival between 1986 and 2003: a population study of 5.1 million people

    Pardeep S. Jhund;Kate MacIntyre;Colin R. Simpson;James D. Lewsey

  • Smoking cessation for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease.

    Julia A Critchley;Simon S Capewell

  • The use of research evidence in public health decision making processes: systematic review.

    Lois Orton;Ffion Lloyd-Williams;David Taylor-Robinson;Martin O'Flaherty

  • The health care burden of acute chest pain

    S Goodacre;E Cross;J Arnold;K Angelini

  • Heart failure and the aging population: an increasing burden in the 21st century?

    S. Stewart;K. MacIntyre;S. Capewell;John J V McMurray

  • Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Declines in the United States From 1979 Through 2011: Evidence for Stagnation in Young Adults, Especially Women.

    Kobina A. Wilmot;Martin O’Flaherty;Simon Capewell;Earl S. Ford

  • Return on investment of public health interventions: a systematic review

    Rebecca Masters;Elspeth Anwar;Brendan Collins;Richard Andrew Cookson

  • Explaining the Increase in Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in Beijing Between 1984 and 1999

    Julia Critchley;Jing Liu;Dong Zhao;Wang Wei

  • Contribution of modern cardiovascular treatment and risk factor changes to the decline in coronary heart disease mortality in Scotland between 1975 and 1994

    S Capewell;C E Morrison;J J McMurray

  • Will cardiovascular disease prevention widen health inequalities

    Simon Capewell;Hilary Graham

  • Proportion of the Decline in Cardiovascular Mortality Disease due to Prevention Versus Treatment: Public Health Versus Clinical Care

    Earl S. Ford;Simon Capewell

  • Changes in health in England, with analysis by English regions and areas of deprivation, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    John N Newton;John N Newton;Adam D M Briggs;Christopher J L Murray;Daniel Dicker

  • Explaining the Decline in Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in Finland between 1982 and 1997

    Tiina Laatikainen;Julia Critchley;Erkki Vartiainen;Veikko Salomaa

Frequent Co-Authors

Julia A Critchley
Julia A Critchley St George's, University of London
John J.V. McMurray
John J.V. McMurray University of Glasgow
Dariush Mozaffarian
Dariush Mozaffarian Tufts University
Simon Stewart
Simon Stewart Torrens University Australia
Earl S. Ford
Earl S. Ford North Carolina State University
Pardeep S. Jhund
Pardeep S. Jhund University of Glasgow
Martin McKee
Martin McKee London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Jill P. Pell
Jill P. Pell University of Glasgow
Nigel Unwin
Nigel Unwin University of Cambridge
Alastair H. Leyland
Alastair H. Leyland University of Glasgow

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